{"id":340,"date":"2021-07-23T12:28:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-determine-password-strength\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:28:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:28:05","slug":"how-to-determine-password-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-determine-password-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Determine Password Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

This document describes how cPanel & WHM determine password strength. This document also explains how to create passwords of different strengths so that you can meet various minimum password strength requirements.<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/div>\n
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  • We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you use the Password Generator<\/em> feature whenever it is available. For more information, read our Password & Security documentation.<\/li>\n
  • This document uses characters found on the ANSI standard US keyboard. Results for other languages and keyboard configurations may vary.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Length and complexity<\/h2>\n

    Two factors determine a password\u2019s strength: length and complexity. A password\u2019s length is determined by the number of characters in the password. For example, the password asdf1234<\/code> has a length of eight characters. Most cPanel & WHM passwords require a minimum password length. An increase in password length usually increases the password\u2019s strength.<\/p>\n

    When you combine letters, numbers, and symbols in a password you increase the password\u2019s complexity. A higher complexity yields a higher password strength. For example, the password cpanelisgreat<\/code> has a password strength of 25 while cP4n3LIsGr3aT<\/code> has a password strength of 100. When you repeat the same character, use dictionary based words, or use consecutive letters or numbers, you do not<\/strong> increase password strength. For example, 12345678<\/code> has a password strength of 1 while 18273645<\/code> has a password strength of 86.<\/p>\n

    Categories<\/h2>\n

    Four categories exist for the possible characters in a password:<\/p>\n

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    • Lowercase letter \u2014 (a \u2014 z<\/code>)<\/li>\n
    • Capital letter \u2014 (A \u2014 Z<\/code>)<\/li>\n
    • Number \u2014 (0-9<\/code>)<\/li>\n
    • Symbol \u2014 (!@#$%^&*()~-_=+[{]}|;:'\",<.>\/?<\/code>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      Note:<\/div>\n
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      • Some symbols yield a higher strength valuation than others.<\/li>\n
      • Symbols are also known as special characters.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

        Combinations<\/h2>\n

        The following table provides some example passwords of different lengths and complexities. For brevity, this table does not include all potential character combinations.<\/p>\n

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        \n Do not<\/strong> use the examples provided verbatim. Use of these examples could create a security risk.\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Description<\/th>\nExample<\/th>\nStrength<\/th>\nLength<\/th>\nLowercase<\/th>\nCapital<\/th>\nNumber<\/th>\nSymbol<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
        Repeating character<\/td>\naa<\/code>, aaa<\/code>, aaaa<\/code>, 11<\/code>, 111<\/code>, 1111<\/code><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2 \u2014 \u221e<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Consecutive characters<\/td>\n12345678<\/code>, abcdefgh<\/code><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2 \u2014 \u221e<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Combination lowercase and capital letter<\/td>\naA<\/code><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Combination lowercase letter and number<\/td>\na1<\/code><\/td>\n18<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Combination capital letter and number<\/td>\nA1<\/code><\/td>\n18<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Combination lowercase letter and symbol<\/td>\na#<\/code><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Combination capital letter and symbol<\/td>\nA#<\/code><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Combination number and symbol<\/td>\n1#<\/code><\/td>\n26<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Combination lowercase letter, number, and symbol<\/td>\na#1<\/code><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Combination capital letter, number, and symbol<\/td>\nA#1<\/code><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Example combination<\/td>\n12345luggage<\/code><\/td>\n54<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Example combination<\/td>\nA1b2c3%<\/code><\/td>\n74<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Example combination<\/td>\ncP4n3LIsGr3aT<\/code><\/td>\n100<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Example combination<\/td>\nA1b2c3%?<\/code><\/td>\n100<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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        Note:<\/div>\n
        \n You can use the Get Password Strength<\/em> feature to test the strength of any password. For more information, read our WHM API 1 Functions – get_password_strength<\/code> documentation.\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Overview This document describes how cPanel & WHM determine password strength. This document also explains how to create passwords of different strengths so that you can meet various minimum password strength requirements. Note: We strongly recommend that you use the Password Generator feature whenever it is available. For more information, read our Password & Security …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}